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Nguru Local Government Area
Yobe State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Nguru
Known for the Nguru wetlands (Ramsar site) and fishing. Important commercial and agricultural LGA.
Nguru Local Government Area is located in Yobe State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Yobe West senatorial district. The headquarters of Nguru LGA is Nguru.
The headquarters of Nguru Local Government Area is Nguru. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Nguru is 752101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Nguru Local Government Area had a population of 243,000 people.
Nguru Local Government Area was created in 1976 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Nguru Local Government Area is in Yobe State, Nigeria. Yobe State is in the North East zone and has its capital at Damaturu. Yobe State has 17 Local Government Areas in total.
Nguru Local Government Area is in the Yobe West senatorial district of Yobe State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.